Modern Blues CD & DVD Reviews

Album review of With The Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966 by Big Mama Thornton, performing with Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, and James Cotton.

Album review of Blind Arvella Gray's The Singing Drifter album, the Chicago blues street singer's lone 1972 album reissued by Conjuroo Recordings.

Review of Bo Diddley's The Black Gladiator Album

Review of Bo Diddley's Ride On The Chess Masters 1960-1961 album, the third in Hip-O Select's chronological series covering Diddley's career

Review of Charlie Musselwhite's Rough Dried: Live At The Triple Door album, a scorching collection of red-hot live performances.

Review of Chuck Berry's After School Session and Berry Is On Top albums

Review of Eddie C. Campbell's Tear This World Up album, a fine collection of Chicago blues music from an underrated artist.

Review of Eddie Floyd's Eddie Loves You So album, a solid collection of classic soul music and R&B songs written by Floyd that had become hits for other artists.

Review of Etta James' The Essential Modern Records Collection album

Review of Fenton Robinson's Somebody Loan Me A Dime album

Review of Furry Lewis' Heroes Of The Blues: The Very Best Of album, a collection of the country bluesman's finest work from the 1920s through the 1960s.

Review of George Smith & The Chicago Blues Band's Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute To Little Walter Album

Review of Honeyboy Edwards' Roamin' and Ramblin' album, a fine collection of blues guitar and harp duets between Delta bluesman Edwards and harp players like Billy Branch, Big Walter Horton, and Bobby Rush.

Review of Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers album

Review of James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell & Billy Branch's Harp Attack! album

Music Review of Johnnie Taylor's Taylored In Silk album

Review of Koko Taylor's What It Takes - The Chess Years (Expanded Edition) album, a comprehensive look back at the blues singer's early years

Review of Little Walter's The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967), a five-disc box set documenting much of the great blues harpist's career.

Review of Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint's Back to the Black Bayou album, a collection of raw performances from the underrated slide guitarist

Review of Louisiana Red's Memphis Mojo album, where the blues legend is backed up by Little Victor's Juke Joint band

Review of Magic Sam's The Essential Magic Sam album, a fine collection of the talented guitarist's late-50s and early-60s recordings for the Cobra and Chief Records labels.

Review Mike Bloomfield's Live At The Old Waldorf album, a compilation of performances from the San Francisco blues club

Review of The Best Of Mississippi Fred McDowell album, a collection of the Delta blues artist's best material from the Arhoolie Records vaults.

Review of Nick Gravenites' Bluestar, a fine collection of blues and blues-rock songs

Review of the Outlaw Blues Band's The Outlaw Blues Bands And The People and Breaking In albums, each a mix of blues, rock, and jazz from the multi-racial band

Review of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band's An Anthology: The Elektra Years, a two-disc collection of 33 of the Chicago blues pioneers' best songs

Review of Piano Red's The Lost Atlanta Tapes album

Review of Pinetop Perkins' Pinetop Perkins And Friends album, guest-starring blues artists like B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, and Eric Clapton.

Review of Ram John Holder's Black London Blues & Bootleg Blues albums

Review of Ray Charles' Genius - The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection album, a 21-song collection featuring the best of Brother Ray's songs from the 1950s and '60s.

Review of blues legend Taj Mahal's Maestro album, which includes guest appearances from Ben Harper, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, and Los Lobos.